Marit Geraldine Bostad

Marit Geraldine Bostad

About Marit Geraldine Bostad

Marit Geraldine Bostad is an abstract colourist and she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Art Direction in Oslo in 2001. She works and lives in Horten Vestfold County, Norway - with a studio based in an old naval base, surrounded by the natural world and historic buildings. The impetus of her paintings is emotionally-charged. Describing her practice as a kind of therapy and a way to switch off from the flurry of conscious activity in her mind, Bostad’s feelings and expressions in her work are highlighted by their lasting impression on the viewer. The source of her abstract paintings is memories and people, whose essence she intuitively attempts to preserve on the canvas. Richly coloured and textured, incorporating layer upon layer of acrylic paint, the canvases are imbued with a fresh, youthful approach, one of positivity, reinforced by an invigorating colour palette. Bostad originally was an Art Director, with 10 years of experience working on visual projects in film, illustration and concept building in Oslo. Alongside her a commercial work, she has always practised painting, as a way to release and unwind. In 2010 Bostad left her career in Art Direction to pursue her painting full time, and in 2015 she opened her own studio/gallery called Geraldine. She has exhibited her work since 2012 in Oslo, London and New York, and has received substantial acclaim from curators as well as galleries throughout Europe, for her vibrant, strong and contemporary abstract paintings.
In April 2017 Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art picked Marit Geraldine Bostad as one of the "4 Must See Artists" at The Other Art Fair London, which presented 130 emerging artists from all over the world. Subsequently, in May 2017 she gained representation at the Daniel Raphael Gallery in London. A highlight so far in Bostad’s career, only months later, was to show alongside Gary Komarin in Madelyn Jordon Fine Art Gallery in New York in August/September 2017. Marit Geraldine Bostad, Liz Tran and Gary Komarin were presented in a group show named “Body Electric”. Madelyn Jordon curated the show and emphasized the three artists’ ability to evoke emotional responses through colour and contrasts. Bostad also had her first solo show in New York with Spotteart from Sept-Nov 2017, also on view at Artsy. After being spotted at The Other Art Fair in London in Oct 2017, Bostad gained representation at the London gallery Flat Space Art and also started working with Young Jamieson Fine Art in Marlborough UK.
Artist Statement:
“When I paint I enter into another realm, not by trying, but just by being, through the direct interaction with my primary tools, my colours and my blank canvas. When I am in that subconscious state I form a deep connection to the artwork. It is then, I find, that others will connect to it as well.
My job is to search for this place and to really know when I am there. This demands that I be true to myself, be open minded and search for stimulating connections and contrasts. I store episodes, personalities and thought-provoking interactions in my mind, which I later use to inform the emotional experience of my painting process. I love the fight to achieve my raw self-expression on the canvas, the process of removing the unnecessary, and evaluating every detail of my inner being. Building up and breaking down the diverse elements of my personal experiences, and bringing them together in a new dimension. Perfection in art as in life is boring, and my love of connections and contrasts will always push me further into unknown territory as I search for my inner self-expression. I have always found abstract painting fascinating, as it provides so many unique ways of seeing, so many stories and so many perspectives. The artist is almost forgotten, and that to me is a true meeting. The painting is suddenly connected to a bigger unity, an organic world in a constant change”.
PRESS / FEATURE:
"BEST OF THE YEAR": Collection curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art Desember, 2017:https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Collage/The-Best-of-the-Year-2017/153961/218353/view
Collection curated by Evangelyn Delacare, Assistant Curator at Saatchi Art, Des 2017: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting/New-Abstract-Expressionist-Paintings/871991/217889/view
Nov 2017, “New Painting” 98 Artworks curated by Jessica McQueen, associate Curator at Saatchi Art: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting/New-Painting/722504/214264/view
Nov 2017, Senior Art Critic Anna Souter picks a painting from Marit Geraldine in her curated collection: ”The Art of Christmas: Anna Souter's Top 10 Gifts” https://www.culturelabel.com/blogs/culturelabel-du-jour/anna-souters-top-10-gifts
Best of the Month October: collection curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art November, 2017: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Sculpture/Best-of-the-Month-October/153961/211400/view
Collection curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art October, 2017:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Sculpture/New-This-Week-10-23-2017/153961/208628/view
Collection curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art October, 2017:
“New This week”: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Collage/New-This-Week-10-09-2017/153961/207453/view
Scarsdale Inquirer August 11, 2017: Interview about “Body Electric” in Madelyn Jordon Fine Art: http://www.geraldine.no/maritgeraldine
Press Release “Body Electric”: http://madelynjordonfineart.com/exhibition/focus/body_electric
Press Release “Deconstructed Impulses In
Constant Change”: https://www.artsy.net/show/spotte-art-deconstructed-impulses-in-constant-change
12-page interview in “Norsk Hyttemagasin” in their summer edition, June 2017: https://www.vestfold.net/
Spotlight on Women Artists` a collection curated by Evangelyn Delacare, Assistant Curator at Saatchi Art June, 2017: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Sculpture-Drawing/Spotlight-on-Women-Artists/871991/195084/view
Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art
June, 2017:
Best of the month, June: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Collage/Best-of-the-Month-June/153961/195907/view
New This week: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Drawing-Sculpture/New-This-Week-6-5-2017/153961/187642/view
Collection (New This Week) curated by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art, May 2017: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Drawing/New-This-Week-5-1-2017/153961/182420/view
Collection curated by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art, April 2017: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Sculpture-Photography/Best-of-the-Month-April/153961/187783/view
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Sculpture/New-This-Week-4-3-2017/153961/177503/view
Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art
April 2017:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Sculpture/New-This-Week-4-3-2017/153961/177503/view
Marit Geraldines paintings were mentioned by www.artmazemag.com REVIEW of The Other Art Fair: http://artmazemag.com/the-other-art-fair-review
Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art picked out Marit Geraldine as one of the "4 Must-See Artists" at The Other Art Fair London, 2017: https://canvas.saatchiart.com/art/art-news/rebecca-wilsons-4-must-see-artists-at-the-other-art-fair-london-2017
Katherine Henning, Associate Curator at Saatchi Art Advisory curated Marit Geraldines "Old meets New" in the collection "Contemporary Abstract Expressionism", March 20 at saatchiart.com: https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Drawing-Photography/Abstract-Expressionism/685448/181500/view
Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art, March 2017:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Sculpture/Best-of-the-Month-February/153961/179496/view
Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art / Feb 13, 2017:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Collage/New-This-Week-2-13-2017/153961/173307/view
Artworks curated by Evangelyn Delacare Curatorial Assistant at Saatchi Art / Jan 18, 2017:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Drawing/Art-for-Your-Office-Lobby/871991
/169412/view
Feature: Inside The Studio, Jan 6, 2017 by Katherine Henning Associate Curator at Saatchi Art:
https://canvas.saatchiart.com/art/inside-the-studio/marit-geraldine-bostad-is-inspired-by-snippets-of-everyday-life
Artworks curated by Katherine Henning Associate Curator at Saatchi Art / Jan, 2017:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting/Artist-Marit-Geraldine-Bostad/685448/171307/view
Des 19, 2016 / CULTURE LABEL:
https://www.culturelabel.com/blogs/culturelabel-du-jour/meet-the-artist-marit-geraldine-bostad
Des 12, 2016:https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Collage-Sculpture/New-This-Week-12-12-2016/153961/167845/view
Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art / Dec 5, 2016:
https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Collage-Photography/New-This-Week-12-5-16/153961/165850/view
April 8, 2016:
http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2016/04/08/the-other-art-fair-2016-exhibition-review

Marit Geraldines paintings were mentioned by www.artmazemag.com REVIEW of The Other Art Fair: http://artmazemag.com/the-other-art-fair-review

Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art picked out Marit Geraldine as one of the "4 Must See Artists" at The Other Art Fair London, 2017: https://canvas.saatchiart.com/art/art-news/rebecca-wilsons-4-must-see-artists-at-the-other-art-fair-london-2017